Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2015

1.
God Help the Child
God Help the Child 3.78 avg rating β€” 31,716 ratings
2.
Loving Day
Loving Day 3.54 avg rating β€” 3,959 ratings
3.
Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper Cypher, #1)
Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper Cypher, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 10,801 ratings
4.
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
by: Issa Rae
3.77 avg rating β€” 26,636 ratings
5.
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me 4.40 avg rating β€” 357,356 ratings
6.
Balm
Balm 3.37 avg rating β€” 1,862 ratings
7.
The Sellout
The Sellout 3.75 avg rating β€” 73,384 ratings
8.
Delicious Foods
Delicious Foods 3.81 avg rating β€” 6,294 ratings
9.
Pleasantville (Jay Porter Series, 2)
Pleasantville (Jay Porter Series, 2) 3.95 avg rating β€” 3,453 ratings
10.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 317,105 ratings
11.
Only the Strong
Only the Strong really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 252 ratings
12.
A Little Life
A Little Life 4.29 avg rating β€” 858,697 ratings
13.
The Turner House
The Turner House 3.63 avg rating β€” 17,801 ratings
14.
Drawn (Terra Sempre Saga, #1)
Drawn (Terra Sempre Saga, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 78 ratings
15.
The Book of Harlan
The Book of Harlan 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,951 ratings
16.
Welcome to Braggsville
Welcome to Braggsville 3.23 avg rating β€” 3,525 ratings
17.
The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1)
The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 132,971 ratings
18.
Falling in Love with Hominids
Falling in Love with Hominids 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,457 ratings
19.
The Fishermen
The Fishermen 3.88 avg rating β€” 21,349 ratings
20.
The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant 3.59 avg rating β€” 117,622 ratings
21.
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga 3.62 avg rating β€” 912 ratings
22.
Under the Udala Trees
Under the Udala Trees 4.03 avg rating β€” 14,268 ratings
23.
Inside a Silver Box
Inside a Silver Box 3.30 avg rating β€” 462 ratings
24.
Jam on the Vine
Jam on the Vine 3.91 avg rating β€” 915 ratings
25.
The Star Side of Bird Hill
The Star Side of Bird Hill 3.83 avg rating β€” 2,281 ratings
26.
Re Jane
Re Jane 3.50 avg rating β€” 4,303 ratings
27.
She Weeps Each Time You're Born
She Weeps Each Time You're Born 3.70 avg rating β€” 846 ratings
28.
Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 78,675 ratings
29.
And Sometimes I Wonder About You (Leonid McGill #5)
And Sometimes I Wonder About You (Leonid McGill #5) 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,225 ratings
30.
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America 4.07 avg rating β€” 19,295 ratings
31.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating β€” 4,419 ratings
32.
Flood of Fire
Flood of Fire 4.16 avg rating β€” 6,508 ratings
33.
Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League
Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,842 ratings
34.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,904,370 ratings
35.
I Am Radar
I Am Radar 3.46 avg rating β€” 1,602 ratings
36.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings 3.89 avg rating β€” 37,300 ratings
37.
Disgruntled
Disgruntled 3.66 avg rating β€” 1,425 ratings
38.
Bright Lines
Bright Lines 3.58 avg rating β€” 1,394 ratings
39.
The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death, #0)
The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death, #0) 3.94 avg rating β€” 5,872 ratings
40.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating β€” 192,453 ratings
41.
The Light of the World
The Light of the World 4.10 avg rating β€” 10,142 ratings
42.
The Discreet Hero
The Discreet Hero 3.77 avg rating β€” 6,572 ratings
43.
The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)
The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)
by: Ken Liu
3.80 avg rating β€” 26,862 ratings
44.
Discontent and Its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London
Discontent and Its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,179 ratings
45.
The Summer of Me
The Summer of Me 3.83 avg rating β€” 265 ratings
46.
Arrows of Rain
Arrows of Rain 3.88 avg rating β€” 409 ratings
47.
The Lost Treasures of R&B
The Lost Treasures of R&B 3.53 avg rating β€” 85 ratings
48.
The Mapmaker's Children
The Mapmaker's Children 3.73 avg rating β€” 5,897 ratings
49.
The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen, #1)
The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen, #1) 3.40 avg rating β€” 4,540 ratings
50.
Half an Inch of Water
Half an Inch of Water 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,409 ratings
51.
Half-Resurrection Blues (Bone Street Rumba, #1)
Half-Resurrection Blues (Bone Street Rumba, #1) 3.53 avg rating β€” 2,592 ratings
52.
The Distant Marvels
The Distant Marvels 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,267 ratings
53.
Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther
Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther 3.72 avg rating β€” 295 ratings
54.
Blue Lorries
Blue Lorries 3.83 avg rating β€” 5,875 ratings
55.
American Warlord: A True Story
American Warlord: A True Story 3.72 avg rating β€” 255 ratings
55.
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son 4.07 avg rating β€” 102,948 ratings
57.
Night at the Fiestas: Stories
Night at the Fiestas: Stories 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,954 ratings
58.
The Lost Child
The Lost Child 3.23 avg rating β€” 599 ratings
58.
A Bad Character
A Bad Character 3.34 avg rating β€” 1,002 ratings
60.
The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China
The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China
by: Huan Hsu
3.50 avg rating β€” 509 ratings
60.
This House is Not for Sale
This House is Not for Sale 3.53 avg rating β€” 257 ratings
62.
The Cherokee Rose
The Cherokee Rose 3.71 avg rating β€” 737 ratings
63.
Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota
Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota 4.18 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
64.
Sofrito
Sofrito 3.80 avg rating β€” 94 ratings
65.
Orhan's Inheritance
Orhan's Inheritance 3.95 avg rating β€” 8,630 ratings
65.
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
by: Zen Cho
3.73 avg rating β€” 15,779 ratings
67.
Ghost Summer
Ghost Summer 4.20 avg rating β€” 2,340 ratings
68.
Bodymap
Bodymap 4.41 avg rating β€” 416 ratings
69.
Granta 130: India: Another Way of Seeing
Granta 130: India: Another Way of Seeing
by: Ian Jack
3.68 avg rating β€” 180 ratings
70.
Five Night Stand
Five Night Stand 4.12 avg rating β€” 295 ratings
71.
The Abduction of Smith and Smith
The Abduction of Smith and Smith 3.43 avg rating β€” 106 ratings
71.
第七倩
第七倩
by: Yu Hua
3.98 avg rating β€” 4,351 ratings
73.
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League 4.14 avg rating β€” 28,255 ratings
74.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys 3.93 avg rating β€” 36,825 ratings
75.
The Bamboo Stalk
The Bamboo Stalk 4.21 avg rating β€” 59,342 ratings
75.
Confession of the Lioness
Confession of the Lioness
by: Mia Couto
3.83 avg rating β€” 3,643 ratings
77.
The House of Wolfe: A Border Noir (Border Noir, 2)
The House of Wolfe: A Border Noir (Border Noir, 2) 3.91 avg rating β€” 338 ratings
78.
Ordinary Light
Ordinary Light 3.94 avg rating β€” 2,026 ratings
79.
Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad 3.62 avg rating β€” 1,329 ratings
80.
One Night in Mississippi
One Night in Mississippi 4.02 avg rating β€” 129 ratings
81.
The Axeman's Jazz (City Blues Quartet, #1)
The Axeman's Jazz (City Blues Quartet, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 9,587 ratings
81.
Three Daughters
Three Daughters 4.02 avg rating β€” 11,877 ratings
83.
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
by: Liu Cixin
4.40 avg rating β€” 204,543 ratings
84.
Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey
Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey 3.99 avg rating β€” 787 ratings
85.
Skies of Ash (Detective Elouise Norton, #2)
Skies of Ash (Detective Elouise Norton, #2) 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,308 ratings
86.
Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen: An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in Congo
Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen: An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in Congo 3.72 avg rating β€” 210 ratings
87.
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine 4.18 avg rating β€” 5,389 ratings
88.
Selected Letters of Langston Hughes
Selected Letters of Langston Hughes 4.38 avg rating β€” 65 ratings
89.
Daisy Turner's Kin: An African American Family Saga
Daisy Turner's Kin: An African American Family Saga 4.02 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
90.
Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim
Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim 3.74 avg rating β€” 276 ratings
91.
Savage Seasons
Savage Seasons 3.70 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
92.
Love's Affliction
Love's Affliction 4.05 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
92.
She Will Build Him a City
She Will Build Him a City 3.19 avg rating β€” 198 ratings
92.
Do Not Enter My Soul in Your Shoes
Do Not Enter My Soul in Your Shoes 3.71 avg rating β€” 189 ratings
92.
Lifted by the Great Nothing
Lifted by the Great Nothing 3.70 avg rating β€” 414 ratings
92.
In the Language of Miracles
In the Language of Miracles 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,552 ratings
92.
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
by: Ross Gay
4.24 avg rating β€” 6,130 ratings
92.
Monstress #1
Monstress #1 4.17 avg rating β€” 3,599 ratings
92.
Dining Out with the Gas Giants (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #3)
Dining Out with the Gas Giants (Dining Out Around The Solar System, #3) 4.54 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
92.
Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass (A Big Words Book, 8)
Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass (A Big Words Book, 8) 4.50 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
Next